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Is it March 1st already?

The days are all pretty much the same lately. The difference in my house this week is that it's Jenna's week to do the dishes and she's incredibly lazy and doesn't do a good job in keeping up with it. So the result is there are piles of dishes on the kitchen counter. I need to cook and I hate starting out with a mess. Since my throat surgery last year I try to avoid shouting (which never does any good anyway).

Jenna's been on my nerves lately anyway. I'm not sure what bugs me the most - is it her teenage attitude or is it the Justine Bieber hairstyle she's sporting? Maybe a bit of both!

I planted a pineapple once. I put it in water for a week or two before putting into the ground. I pealed off some of the lower leaves to expose the new roots. I read it takes seven years to get to fruiting age. I didn't have mine that long so I don't know for sure. I love 'found' plants. Free is my favorite price.

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